subcontractor
noun
sub·con·trac·tor
ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər 
ˌsəb-kən-ˈtrak-
: an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract
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The company also said Correctional Healthcare Partners has been serving as a subcontractor, providing medical staffing to NaphCare.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
City Council in 2021 agreed to pay national garbage gathering conglomerate Waste Management and its subcontractors — including Knight —close to $479 million over the next 12 years to head up trash and recycling collection across Fort Worth.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
City Council in 2021 agreed to pay national garbage gathering conglomerate Waste Management and its subcontractors — including Knight —close to $479 million over the next 12 years to head up trash and recycling collection across Fort Worth.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
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“Subcontractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcontractor. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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